Sparks climate

Sparks Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stillhouse Hollow Dam, 20.1 km from Sparks

Average highs run from 97°F on August 1 to 94°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.46 in over about 5 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sparks, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
96°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
2.46 in
Record high
110°FAug 2, 2000
Record low
56°FAug 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.6
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 12 h 49 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 197°F73°F104°F 198665°F 199114%
Aug 297°F73°F110°F 200065°F 199114%
Aug 397°F73°F105°F 201156°F 201414%
Aug 497°F73°F104°F 199666°F 197614%
Aug 597°F73°F104°F 201163°F 197114%
Aug 697°F73°F105°F 196464°F 197114%
Aug 797°F73°F104°F 200364°F 199014%
Aug 897°F73°F107°F 200361°F 199014%
Aug 997°F73°F103°F 196360°F 198915%
Aug 1097°F73°F103°F 201558°F 198915%
Aug 1197°F73°F109°F 200359°F 201015%
Aug 1297°F72°F106°F 196962°F 198915%
Aug 1397°F72°F106°F 196958°F 196715%
Aug 1497°F72°F106°F 196958°F 196715%
Aug 1597°F72°F106°F 196963°F 196716%
Aug 1696°F72°F103°F 199964°F 201516%
Aug 1796°F72°F104°F 201059°F 199216%
Aug 1896°F72°F104°F 200661°F 199216%
Aug 1996°F72°F104°F 200064°F 199216%
Aug 2096°F72°F104°F 199965°F 199117%
Aug 2196°F72°F104°F 198464°F 197617%
Aug 2296°F71°F104°F 198462°F 197617%
Aug 2395°F71°F104°F 198065°F 197317%
Aug 2495°F71°F105°F 201065°F 199118%
Aug 2595°F71°F104°F 198461°F 196618%
Aug 2695°F71°F104°F 196363°F 196618%
Aug 2795°F71°F104°F 200262°F 198519%
Aug 2894°F70°F107°F 201157°F 199219%
Aug 2994°F70°F107°F 201159°F 199219%
Aug 3094°F70°F105°F 201158°F 198619%
Aug 3194°F70°F104°F 200065°F 198620%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sparks, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418646 (Stillhouse Hollow Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418646, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.